This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of structural biology, as well as an up-to-date summary of some main directions of research in the field. The relationship between structure and function is described in detail for soluble proteins, membrane proteins, membranes, and nucleic acids.There are several books covering protein structure and function, but none that give a complete picture, including nucleic acids, lipids, membranes and carbohydrates, all being of central importance in structural biology.The book covers state-of-the-art research in various areas. It is unique for its breadth of coverage by experts in the fields. The book is richly illustrated with more than 400 color figures to highlight the wide range of structures.

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of structural biology, as well as an up-to-date summary of some main directions of research in the field. The relationship between structure and function is described in detail for soluble proteins, membrane proteins, membranes, and nucleic acids.There are several books covering protein structure and function, but none that give a complete picture, including nucleic acids, lipids, membranes and carbohydrates, all being of central importance in structural biology.The book covers state-of-the-art research in various areas. It is unique for its breadth of coverage by experts in the fields. The book is richly illustrated with more than 400 color figures to highlight the wide range of structures.

English summary: Between 1813 and 1833, Schleiermacher gave five lectures on the theory of the state at the newly established University of Berlin, lectures in which he was supportive of the Prussian reforms. Unlike Hegel's philosophy of law, Schleiermacher's political theories had scarcely any effects. It was not until 1998 that a critical edition of the manuscripts and transcripts was published. Miriam Rose provides the first comprehensive and systematic interpretation of Schleiermacher's theory of the state referring to the state discourses after the French Revolution. Schleiermacher's liberal, freedom-oriented attitude is shown in thematic cross-sections of the problems of war and peace as well as the state and the church. Using the issue of individual freedom as an example, the author describes the specific characteristics of this concept. She proves that in spite of its liberal orientation this is not a liberal concept. German description: Schleiermacher hielt zwischen 1813 und 1833 funf Vorlesungen zur Staatslehre an der neugegrundeten Universitat Berlin, in denen er die Preussischen Reformen unterstutzte. Im Unterschied zu Hegels Rechtsphilosophie entfaltete Schleiermachers politisches Denken aber kaum Wirkung. Erst seit 1998 liegt eine kritische Edition der entsprechenden Manuskripte und Nachschriften vor. Miriam Rose liefert erstmals eine umfassende systematische Erschliessung der Staatslehre Schleiermachers bezogen auf die Staatsdiskurse nach der Franzosischen Revolution. In thematischen Langsschnitten, u.a. zu den Problemen Krieg und Frieden sowie Staat und Kirche, zeigt sich die liberale Orientierung Schleiermachers. Die spezifische Eigenart dieser Konzeption profiliert die Autorin anhand der Frage nach der Freiheit des Einzelnen. Sie stellt heraus, dass es sich trotz der liberalen Orientierung um keinen liberalen Entwurf handelt.

To Be of No Church Affiliation Today. Between Religiosity and Secularity] The fact that people don t belong to a religious community is particularily widespread in Eastern Germany but also in some other regions of Europe. What is most interesting is that such an attitude of no church affiliation often does not imply an unambigious rejection of religion but is fluctuating between religiosity and secularity. This religious indetermination is a new challenge for theological theory and practice. The volume documents the contributions of renowned national and international scholars to an inter-disciplinary conference at the University of Jena in 2013. The contributions connect systematic-theological, practical-theological, religious educational and religio-sociological perspectives on the phenomenon of no church affilation. For the first time, controversial research approaches of theology and sociology enter into a constructive dialogue, therewith opening up action perspectives for proclamation and formation. Die Tatsache, dass Menschen formal keiner religiosen Gemeinschaft angehoren, findet sich in besonders starkem Masse in Ostdeutschland, aber auch in einigen anderen Regionen Europas. Interessant daran ist vor allem, dass solche Konfessionslosigkeit vielfach keine eindeutig ablehnende Haltung gegenuber Religion bedeutet, sondern zwischen Religiositat und Sakularitat changiert. Diese religiose Unbestimmtheit stellt fur theologische Theorie und Praxis eine neue Herausforderung dar. Der Band dokumentiert Beitrage namhafter nationaler und internationaler Wissenschaftler, die 2013 auf einer interdisziplinaren Tagung an der Universitat Jena prasentiert worden sind. Die Beitrage fuhren systematisch-theologische, praktisch-theologische, religionspadagogische und religionssoziologische Perspektiven zum Phanomen der Konfessionslosigkeit zusammen. Erstmals treten kontroverse Forschungsansatze aus Theologie und Soziologie in einen konstruktiven Dialog und eroffnen so Handlungsperspektiven fur Verkundigung und Bildung."